Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
46
45
39
39
24
24
23
23
22
13
13
13
12
12
19
40
61
97
4
1
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:12AM3.04m
12:12PM3.17m
00:46AM3.14m
12:50PM3.24m
1:16AM3.20m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.38m
6:05AM0.74m
6:26PM0.32m
6:42AM0.58m
7:01PM0.32m
7:16AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
7
8
7
9
12
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
-1
0
2
2
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
64
46
45
39
39
24
24
23
23
22
13
13
13
12
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
186
134
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
1
7
6
6
6
5
5
9
8
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
5
3
5
6
7
12
19
40
61
97
165
210
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
155
155
25
25
152
152
152
155
155
155
155
155
155
155
156
155
160
180
156
63
63
39
63
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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